Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Pine Bluff, Arkansas | |
|---|---|
| City of Pine Bluff | |
| Motto: "City of Progress" | |
Location in Jefferson County and Arkansas | |
| Coordinates: 34°13′42″N 92°00′00″W / 34.22833°N 92.00000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Jefferson |
| Township | Vaugine |
| Founded | October 16, 1832 |
| Incorporated | January 8, 1839 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Vivian L. Flowers (D) |
| • Council | City Council |
| Area | |
| 46.38 sq mi (120.12 km2) | |
| • Land | 44.18 sq mi (114.43 km2) |
| • Water | 2.20 sq mi (5.69 km2) |
| Elevation | 226 ft (69 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 41,253 | |
| • Density | 933.71/sq mi (360.50/km2) |
| • Metro | 100,258 |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 71601, 71602, 71603 |
| Area code(s) | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-55310 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404520 |
| Major airport | Clinton National (LIT) |
| Website | cityofpinebluff-ar |
Pine Bluff, officially the City of Pine Bluff, is the tenth-most populous city in the U.S. state of Arkansas and the county seat of Jefferson County. The population of the city was 41,253 in the 2020 census.
Pine Bluff is situated in the Southeast section of the Arkansas Delta and straddles the Arkansas Timberlands region to its west. Its topography is flat with wide expanses of farmland, similar to other places in the Delta Lowlands. Pine Bluff has numerous creeks, streams, and bayous, including Bayou Bartholomew, the longest bayou in the world and the second most ecologically diverse stream in the United States. Large bodies of water include Lake Pine Bluff, Lake Langhofer (Slack Water Harbor), and the Arkansas River.